The Senate "dismissed the impeachment case against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, voting along party lines before his trial got underway to sweep aside two charges accusing him of failing to enforce immigration laws and breaching the public trust." — The New York Times, April 18, 2024 "The United States has allowed more than 40,000 refugees into the country in the first five months of the fiscal year after they passed a rigorous, often yearslong, screening process that includes security and medical vetting." — The New York Times, April 3, 2024 A federal district court ruled the "federal government is required to 'expeditiously' house migrant children who cross into the United States unlawfully." — The New York Times, April 5, 2024 "Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made her first-ever contribution to the campaign arm of House Democrats — a $260,000 donation that is a milestone in the New York Democrat's long and complicated relationship with her own party's political establishment." — The New York Times, April 13, 2024 Manuel Rocha, a "former United States ambassador accused of working for decades as a secret agent for Cuba in one of the biggest national security breaches in years pleaded guilty (April 12) and was sentenced to 15 years in prison." — The New York Times, April 13, 2024. For the first time, Mexico will have a female president after its June 2 election. The frontrunner is Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and a former mayor of Mexico City. Her primary opponent is Xóchitl Gálvez, a former senator and a tech entrepreneur. — The New York Times, April 12, 2024 "Mexico's government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy (April 5) to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders." — The Associated Press, April 6, 2024 Luxury Designer Gabriela Hearst won a Time Earth Award for using her "influence to demonstrate leadership in shaping a more sustainable future." — Time, April 8, 2024